291 Gallery
Food: Whatever you want; you work with them to design a menu.
Seats: Main gallery, 250; south wing, 80.
Average price per person: from £20.
Features: It’s a former neo-Gothic church.
Location: 291 Hackney Road, E2 (020 7613 5676).

Rhodes Twenty Four
Food: British at its best, with an emphasis on fresh produce.
Seats: Private room, 20.
Average price per person: £49.
Features: The view.
Location: Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, EC2 (020 7877 7703 or ).

Bush Bar & Grill
Food: Modern British featuring free-range ingredients cooked on the grill.
Seats: Restaurant, 100; The Club Room, 50.
Average price per person: £32.
Feature: Club Room is soundproof, so you can play your own music; restaurant has its own stage.
Location: 45a Goldhawk Road, W12 (020 8746 2111 or ).